Patty Schnyder beat Sabine Appelmans at Paris 2000

The match

Patty Schnyder advanced past Sabine Appelmans 6-4, 6-3 in the first round (round of 32) of the 2000 Open Gaz de France in Paris. The completed WTA main draw identifies the participants and the advancing side with the printed set scores.

The recorded result

Set 1 was recorded as 6-4 from Patty Schnyder's perspective. Set 2 was recorded as 6-3 from Patty Schnyder's perspective. The knockout result is treated as one underlying match development and is not divided into separate set or player reports.

Draw context and date precision

Patty Schnyder advanced from the first round (round of 32); Sabine Appelmans's run in this draw ended at that stage. The official draw establishes the competition interval as 7–13 February 2000 but not this match's exact day, so iintroo discloses competition-range precision and keeps the historical interval separate from the later archive-publication timestamp. The WTA tournament page and ITF archive confirm the event framework; the independently reproduced draw was checked as corroboration.

Set by set